Elevating and loading device



Mar. 27, 1923.

F. BERNDT ELEVATING AND LOADING DEVICE Filed Apr. 18, 1922 5 sheets-sheet l Mar. 27, 1923. 1,450,015

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so that the receiving end of the chute will be high enough to give it sufficient declina- In order to do this additional links are added to the chain 17, and additional sections rare added to the belt 18 and the dogs l1, are disengaged and the cranks l0 turned, which will operate from the mechanism described to elevate the frame 8 and the receiving end of the chute 20. f It is obvio'usthat* said frame and chute maybe lowered by a reverse operation.

In Figures 3 and 4L I have shown a chute having a double discharge end and provided with a transfer gate whereby the objects being delivered will be delivered at different places alternately. As stated the chute separates into Atwo discharges v23, 23, which asA lshown are formed of telescoping sections providing for variations in the length of the chute.,` Thisy chute has a vertical transfer gate 24 pivoted at the point 25 and having its free end toward oncoming objects passing along the chute. Each branch 28 of the ,.chute has a wing 26 hinged to the bottom thereof and extending transversely with respectY thereto. Attached to the free end of veach wing there is a cable 27, each cable passing around av vsuitable pulley! as 28 lmounted inthe side of thechute, and being yattached at its otherfend to the free end of vthe transfer gate24. Vhen an object passes A{doWn one branch 23 of the chute it will. de-

press the upstanding Wing 26; thereof and v passon over it andthis will operate through the corresponding cable 27 ,to swing said gate across the chute, into theposition shown in ldottedlines inFigure 3 and close the branch along which the` object has just 7passed andthe next oncoming object will pass down the other branchof the chute and,

, through, the mechanism described, will swing said gate back into the position shownin full lines in YFigure 4'. Through this mechanism the .objectsbeing delivered will be delivered lone at the time alternately through branches v23 of the chute and discharged at different places thus giving more room to the. work- `men handling the delivered objects. g

l. A device of the character described including, a supporting frame workconsisting of upright beams andv cross braces anchoring the beam's together, a substantially rectangular frame above the frame work, upright posts to the upperends'of which the frame is secured, bearings at the top of the frame workthrough whichthe posts work, c linders carried by the frame work into w ich l the lower ends `of they posts telescope, rack membersdepending from the frame, a transvverse rotatable shaft carried by the frame work, gear wheels fixed on said shaft and in; mesh with said rack members, means for rotating the shaft to adjustthe lframe ,upy ory down, meansfarranged to'engage Awith said gear wheels to lock them against rotation and to thus hold the frame at any desired point of adjustment, an endless apron forniing an elevator, means carried by the frame work and frame respectively around which the apron revolves, a motor in operative con nection with said means and driving the same to revolve said apron, spaced cleats' carried by the outer surface of said apron.

2. A device of the character described including asupporting frame work consisting of vuprightbeams and cross' braces anchoring the Vbeams together, a substantially rectangular frame above the frame work, upright posts to the upper ends of which the frame is secured, bearings at the topof the frame work through r.which the posts work, cylinders carried by the frame work into whichV the lower ends of the poststelescope, rack members depending from the frame, a transverse rotatable shaft carried by the frame work, gear wheels fixed on said shaft and in mesh with said rack members, means for roe,-

tating the shaft to adjust theV frame up or down, means arranged to engage with said gear, wheels to lock them against rotation and to thus hold the frameat any desired point of adjustment, an endless apron form-t ing an elevator, means carried by the ,frameV lar frame above the frame work, upright posts to the upper ends of which the frame is secured, bearings at the top of thefraine work through which the' posts work, cylinderscarried by the frame work into lwhich the lower endsfof theposts telescope, rack..

members depending from the` frame, a transverse rotatableshaft carried by the frame work, gear wheels fixed onA said shaft and in mesh with said rack members, means for rotating the shaft to adjust the frame up oij down, means arranged to Vengagev with said gear wheels to lock them against rotation and to thus hold, the frame at any desired point of'adjustment, an endless apron forining an elevator, means carried bythe frame p .Work and frame respectively around which the apron revolves, amotor 1n operative conynectionfwith said means and driving the same to revolve said apron, spaced cleats carried by the outer surface of said apron, a declining delivery chute whose upper end is positioned to reove the loads elevated by and delivered from said apron, the discharge In testirnony whereof I have signed my end of said chute being divided into a pluname to this specleation in the presence of rality of branches, and means carried by said two subscribing Witnesses.

chute andarranged to be actuated by the FRANK BERNDT. 5 loads being discharged therealong, and ar- Witnesses:

ranged to discharge said loads through said W. H. DUNLAY,

branches alternatively. WM. A. CATHEY. 

